St. Paul daily globe., 1887-04-03
SCANDINAVIAN GOSSIP.

The Scandinavian Typographical union
will meet this afternoon at 8 o'clock in
business meeting at Dania hall, Cedar ave-
nue..
Rev. KriStopher JanSon will read to his con-
gregation tonight story composed by Mrs.
Drude Krog Janson called "a Saloonkeeper' S
Daughter"
ESThe Swedish Universalist church (Rev
Dellgren's congregation) will have forenoon
service at H. 0. PeterSon's hall, on Washing
ton avenue and Thirteenth avenue south, to-
day.
John Peterson, the Republican ex-deputy
sheriff, at present the proprietor of Cataract
meat market, is spoken of in very high
terms as a candidate for alderman by local
Scandinavian newspapers.
Rev. Erik L. Peterson, of Faribault, is said
to have been invited to Minneapolis, whe re
he soon will give an exhibition OF his re-
markable gift of composing verses without
premedtation or so-called improvisation.
The Swedish Guard will have another big
military ball Saturday evening, April 16, but
5his time at the Swedish Brothers hail. cor
ner Eighth avenue and Fourth street south.
The admission is set down at so cents per
couple,
l.. Erickson, the song-leader of the singing
society that affiliated with the Swedish Broth
ers, informs the Scandinavians of Mime
apolis that any one can partake in the eXer-
cises conducted by him without being neces-
Sarily q member.
Herman Stockenstrom lectured at the Delta
Sigma room, university, yesterday evening,
before scandinavian audience, composed
largely of university students. His subject
was "Esaias Tegner," the greatest Of Swedish
poets of this century.
The Society Gustavus Adolphus has en-
gagged as its present headquarters the rooms
used by the society the Swedish Brothers,
located over the /. K. l.. clothing store, on
Bridge square. The first meeting there will
occur next Thursday evening, April Z.
Robert Engdahl, the steamship agent, who
recently went into partnership with Lambert
Gisslow, but soon after went to Chicago Or
some other place in order to be quit of GER
tain obligations, was in the city yesterday,
and removed his personal property and his
wife and children with the greatest haste and
secrecy. He is said to have left the city for
some village far west, bordering on the North
ern Pacific railway.
Fritz Gellerup, it is true, was elected re-
cording secretary of the Minneapolis central
committee of socialists, but as the central
committee has gone up n smoke after two
months lingering existence, the proposal to
stay the time out is too absurd for anything.
Read what the central organ of the Socialis-
tic labor party says in the number published
March 26. Fred. you must keep up with the
timel :
There are at present six students, at the
ality Four years ago there were only two.
The Norwegian students are in the majority,
however, and they have always bee so. Of
course, taking the Scandinavian population
of the state in consideration. the Norwegians
are, in point of numbers. in the majority
about 10000. In st. Paul and Minneapolis
the Swedes are the greater number, however.
The Svenska Folkets 1idning. of Minneapo-
lis, is the authority for the following scam
dalous story about clergyman Of the Swed-
ish nationality: ~. W. Lahde, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, was found missing at an evening service,
and when a committee was sent out IN search
Of him, they finally found him in the lock
up He was arrested for drunkenness.
When accosted he excused himself by saying
that his wife had presented him with an heir
and that he, to crafty his delighted feelings
had resorted to wine. He has now been sus-
pended from congregational duties by the
New York conference of Swedish Lutheraus,
saws F. w